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A brand new 2010 Seagrave Marauder II pumper/tanker was delivered to the Sterling Fire Department on Friday, Nov. 19. The Engine 4 truck can hold up to 1,500 gallons of water and boasts a 2,000-gallon-per-minute pump. It replaces a 1980 Mack pumper, and will be the Fire Department’s primary water supply truck, and used when responding to mutual aid calls if a pumper is requested. It carries assorted hand tools, a Positive Pressure Fan, saws, and rapid intervention equipment. It has a 25,000 gallon portable pond that can be set up in the case of a fire in a non-hydrant area. The truck will be paid with a 10-year lease purchase. Funding for the purchase, $525,000, was approved at the 2009 Annual Town Meeting under Article 25. Photo by Danielle Ray